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Los Angeles Lakers: Why trading for DeAndre Jordan would be genius

By Jason Reed

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MARCH 23: DeAndre Jordan #6 of the Los Angeles Clippers grabs a rebound against the Indiana Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on March 23, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MARCH 23: DeAndre Jordan #6 of the Los Angeles Clippers grabs a rebound against the Indiana Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on March 23, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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3. DeAndre Jordan is not a long-term commitment

Only having one year of control over DeAndre Jordan may be scary to some Laker fans and may be the biggest counterpoint of this entire situation. However, while in most cases that is a bad thing, in this case, it would be a good thing for the Los Angeles Lakers.

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Let’s say the worst-case scenario happens and LeBron and George carry the Lakers to a title without the help of Jordan. Much like Tristan Thompson in Cleveland, Jordan becomes ineffective in a Lebron-led offense and the team begins to start turning to a smaller lineup in Julius Randle.

If that is the case, the Lakers can commit fully to that smaller lineup with Randle in the future and can simply not re-sign Jordan once his contract is expired. Then, the team would not be tied down to his contract like the Cavaliers are with Thompson.

However, if this works out, the Lakers would then have Bird Rights on Jordan and could extend him after one season. Jordan won’t be worth as much at that point in his career, so a contract from $15-18 million annually makes the most sense, matching the length of LeBron and George’s contract.

Either way, the Lakers would be just fine and would not have to jeopardize their future, something a lot of fans are worried about if the team does go out and get two stars.

Thus, this deal is more than worth it. This situation, although it is just a dream situation, would undoubtedly lead to multiple rings in Los Angeles. Even better, with Ingram and Ball only getting better around these stars, the Lakers can simply re-sign those two to megadeals once George’s and LeBron’s expires.

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This is a formula of success to become a dominant NBA team for the next decade. And it all starts with trading for DeAndre Jordan. Genius.

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